The prosecution says he sold a vacuum cleaner to Herbst-Venge six weeks prior and then returned to her home twice on Dec. 8. The second time he allegedly attacked her from behind and choked her until she was unconscious.

“It was so tight I tried to get away and I was moving my feet real fast. I remember I couldn't understand why this was happening and then I just passed out,” she testified.

When she awoke, she found herself bound and gagged with duct tape in her home and then was dragged and put in the cargo area of her own car.

“My ankles were taped together. My knees were taped together. My wrists were taped together, and they were taped around my waist and stomach so I really couldn't move my hands that much,” Herbst-Venge said.

She was allegedly driven around for hours, denied water and punched in the face.

“Jeff hit me on one side, hit me so hard I could see fist coming, It was so scary,” Herbst-Venge testified.

The defense attorney did not cross-examine.

Herbst-Venge was found when a sheriff's deputy pulled up behind the car after the driver ran a red light.

Nelson has already pleaded guilty to other counts stemming from this alleged incident. Another teenager will also stand trial.